After three weeks of election campaigning, the Danes on 18 June decided to hand political power back to the parties in the ‘Blue Bloc’, with the leader of the Liberal Party, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, as the likely new Prime Minister.

As part of DIPDs Youth in Political Parties Project in Myanmar, DIPD invited a delegation of Myanmar political party youth representatives to study the Danish democratic system. On 9 June, this delegation met with Mogens Lykketoft, the Speaker of the Danish Parliament. They discussed Myanmar’s political transition and considered how the youth can make a contribution to change during this crucial time in Myanmar’s history.

The last two weeks DIPD has been hosting a multiparty youth delegation from Myanmar to facilitate exchange on how to strengthen the voice of youth in politics and prepare for the upcoming elections in Myanmar.

210 global participants gathered on June 3–4 in Copenhagen for a Women in Politics conference organised by KVINFO and DIPD, in celebration of the 100th anniversary for women’s suffrage in Denmark. A memorable conference has come to an end. Great speeches, lively panel debates and inspirational role models have all helped to form a successful conference on women in politics.

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The vision of the Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy is to contribute to the development of well-functioning democratic political parties, multi-party systems and other institutions as central stakeholders in the democratic culture of selected developing countries.